Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8455, Thomas Fandre, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Fandre, Thomas
S. 8455-
carded
CONTENTS

16.605
Virginia
Thomas F. andrew
of Goodland in the State of Virginia who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Cole, of the Regt. commanded by Col. Morris in the Virginia line for [blank].
March 1833
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Sept. 1833 and Sept 1833 J. M. Cutcher. Present
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 - $50.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March '34 - 10.00
$60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book [blank] Vol. 6. Page 8

Died 1. March 1835
Order to pay and letter to John Watkins 22 Janry 1838

J. F.
Thomas Faudre is
Declaration
15401
✓

State of Virginia County of Goochland 3 S.S.
On this 15 th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before us the
justices, the court of Goochland County, now sitting, Thomas Haddy a resident of the county of Goochland and State of Virginia aged sixty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. — In a few days after he was sixteen years old he was drafted and put under the immediate command of Capt. Stokely Colos, and Col. Nat Morris in Goochland County, and was attached to Gen d La Fayette Brigade — the date he has no recollection of; the most material circumstance that he can recollect is, that he was marched to Richmond, then to Morton Hills, and was in what was called the wild goose chase, retreating before the enemy through Virginia; he recollects that they passed through the county of Hanover, down a creek to the little mountain in Albemarle, & then turned down the country and at Cushinghole creek was discharged: he there received a written discharge which he has lost; having served out the tour for which he was drafted, which was either two or three months; he can't recollect certainly whether it was two or three months. In a short time thereafter, being only a few days after he reached his father's house in Goochland County, he was again called into service and put under the command of Capt. Abraham and Col. John Taylor and marched into Gloucester County and at the expiration of two months was discharged at Gloucester Courthouse: he again received a written discharge which he has lost: immediately on returning home, he was again called into service and again put under the command of Capt. Stokely Colos & Col. Nathaniel Morris & marched to Little York, where he remained till Cornwallis surrendered, and from York marched to Winchester guarding the British prisoners: in this his last tour he was three months or more in service, the precise time he can't recollect. He was born in the County of Lancaster in Virginia; moved when very young with his father to the County of Goochland; was living with his father in the County of Goochland when first drafted into service: was born in the year 1764 as he was informed: has no record of his age: has lived constantly in the county of Goochland from the close of the revolutionary war to the present time. He is known by Col. Robert H. Saunders, Capt. Wm Saunders, Capt. James Underwood & the Revd. Nathaniel Walker a clergyman in the Baptist Church and many others, who can testify as to his character for veracity &c. He has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no person only one person (John Riddle) who can testify as to his services in the Revolutionary war. — John Riddle performed three tours of service with him as will appear by his testimony this day produced
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity,

except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
Thomas Faudre
I John Riddle one of the Revolutionary soldiers now residing in the county of Goochland, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Faudre and myself, lived near neighbours when first called in the service in the Revolutionary war: that we served in three terms of duty together: and from frequent conversations about our ages services &c. I have no doubt he is sixty eight years of age, being two years three months younger than myself. I have no doubt he served as stated in his declaration above.
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Riddle
We Matthew W. Webber residing in the county of Goochland and Benjamin Nuckols residing in the county of same county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Faudre who has subscribed the above foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age: that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Matthew W. Webber
Benja. Nuckols
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Matthew W. Webber who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the said County, and that Benjamin Nuckols who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said County, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit; And also, that John Riddle who has signed the above Certificate, is a resident in the said County, and is a credible person, and that his statement, is entitled to credit.
I William Miller Clerk of the Court of the said County, do

hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Faudree for a pension. -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 20 th day of October in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Will: Miller C lerk

State of Virginia } Goochland County } It
On this 20 th day of May 1833 before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally ap- peared Thomas F. County of Hanover  and being  the  above  affirmed  and being first duly sworn doth on his oath, make the following amend- ment to his declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he does not recollect the year in which he entered the service that it was the period of the war in which Lafayette commanded in Virginia and the enemy invaded that state under Cornwallis; as he is informed in 81. That in his first tour under under Capt. Tols as set forth in his former statement he served at least two months as privates in the infantry. That in his second tour under Capt. Abraham, as before stated, he served the same length of time in the same capacity, and that in his last tour under Capt. Tols as set forth in his declaration, he served also two months, in the same capacity.
11. Answers to Question 1 st In Lancaster V a the date not known but he understands he was born on old Christmas day.
To Question 2 d That he has no record of his age.
To Question 3 d When called into service I lived in Goochland V a and have continued to live in the same County until a few months past when he moved into Hanover V a
To Question 4 th In his first and last tours he was drafted & in his second he substituted himself his brother Vachel F. and being
To Question 5 th I recollect Genl. Lafayette & no other militia regiments than those mentioned before; nor any regular troops in par- ticular. I was in the wild Goose chase and at the siege of York and after the capitulation I marched toward Maryland with the prisoners.
To Question 6 th I received a written discharge each tour, but do not recollect by whom they were given nor does he know what has become of them.

2 Vag N.Y. Thomas Francis
Adm 6 Months
$ 20.00
John McCutcheon Washington City

To Justices 7. Matthew Webber and Rufus Bratton Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Thomas his Landry before me Wm F. Carter J.P. Mark.
Virginia } ss. Goochland County }
I William Miller clerk of the County Court of the said County, do hereby certify that William F. Carter before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, and whose name appears to the foregoing amended declaration, was then, and is now an acting Justice of the Peace in the said County, duly commissioned and authorized to administer oaths, and that his signature aforesaid, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 23 d day of May 1833.
Will Miller C.D.

O. W. N. Div.
T 8465
L. W. B.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
November 12, 1896.
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of a soldier by the name of "Fandre", you are advised that Thomas Fandre , who is the only Fandre found on the Revolutionary pension records, made application for pension October 15, 1832, at which time he was 68 years of age and residing in Goochland county, Va., and his pension was allowed for six months' actual service as a private in the Virginia troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. Stokeley Coles and Col. Nat Morris. He enlisted in Goochland county, Va.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs Agnes Wilson Ingels,
Paris, Bourbon County,
Kentucky.

Revtran
8455 INVALID.
File No. 8455
General Land Office
Ohio Rev Nov
Act: June 1 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 101 , Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nov 12 96 said Paid to Mrs Agnes W. Engel Paris Ky
J. H. D.

Thomas Hance Virginia 7 June 1832 $20
To what time last paid
Pension Office 22 Jan'y 1838
To do the Septm 1834.
S. H. H.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Th's Farndy which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes  no V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? imperfect  no VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Jan 20.
Mr. Loomis.
Dear Sir, I Edward free Aunt of Purvis
Washington City D.C.

Jan 20.
Mr. Eddy.
Dear Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th inst.

Heber
Released 18 th July 1858.
The indorsed claim be- fored a draft the pension agent to pay. — I have had great deal of trouble with it for the claim — In allusion call obg
Yrs &
John Wathins

F Paris Bourbon Co. Ky. Nov. 3 rd / 1896
Dear Sir,
Was the name — Faudre or Faudere recalled as a list of Pensioners of the Revolution? I speak of my grand father. I want to become a member of the "Daughters of the Revolution."
Will you kindly answer the question for me.
With Respect, Mrs. Agnes Wilson Ingels.